Why you’d want them: The Boone County clerk’s website contains the year’s election calendar, as well as a record of results from past elections. You can view a breakdown of how voters within the county cast their votes for each ballot item. On election nights, you can use the site to view election results as they are counted and updated on the site.

Where you get the records: Go to http://www.showmeboone.com/clerk/ and click on the "Election Information" link at the top of the page. Click on "2013 Election Calendar" to view a list of this year’s scheduled elections. Click on "Election Results" to access links to county election records dating back to 2000. On election nights, you can use this link to access the results as they are posted.